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Well, I just can't listen to Status Quo, so they're out. I bought a bass amp off Martin Turner's son-in-law on Wednesday.

I did go to Knebworth in '79. Still got the T-shirt!

Must've been 76/77?

Brand X, 801, Colosseum II - that would've been something. Gong to send you to sleep. And then a bit of Gonzo to wake you up!

Latest funding incentive for the war effort...

It's generally a good idea to push the neck to position anyway and use the rod(s) to hold it in place. (Unless they're dual-action ones.) This chap explains the reasoning. Ric documentation used to say bend it over your knee, but using a bench and clamps is probably a bit more refined. On a Ric, keep both roughly in-step, ie. don't do all on one and have the other loose. Also, on a RIc, press on the fretboard (at the 1st fret), not on the headstock (since you've got the TRC off, you can see there's not a lot of wood there to be pushing against).

Crikey - I was chatting with the bloke on the stand at the recent Bristol Guitar Show and said I didn't understand why they were there, as they're the industry standard and everybody knows Hiscox. He also let me stand on a case!

Ooooh the okey-kokey...

I've had a couple of Carlsbro amps: Singray guitar and the Bass version with the push-button tones.

I bought a Washburn Status (fretted) new when they came out; it was OK, but not great. It went when I bought a real Status Graphite (which was in a totally different league!).

I tend not to buy advance tickets for anything, as you never know what might come up to get in the way of things. When I saw this one, I thought it didn't quite add up.

Hence why you hardly ever see them for sale! 🙂

TBH, I never much connected with Wals. But now I'd have one because they are desirable. Ain't that a thing...

Well, that takes the biscuit!

Ugly things and stupid money!

I think it was Chris Spedding on guitar and maybe Roxy's drummer.

@ash sold a 4001FL on here a few months ago - I forced myself not to bite!

I'd quite like a Gus; I had a go on @Happy Jack's some time ago - I think he said he acquired it from @BigRedX ?

I've only seen two IRL, including mine. Yep - overpriced. I've never liked The Duke - I don't get the point of doing a headless and then putting normal tuners are the arris end.

I can beat that - my ticket was free! (It was some promotion, but I don't remember which company.)

Oh boy - I'm on a roll! This was a weird one - they did a short run of them with bits cut of. I would like another model too.

Aha! - mine needs a spot of doing up. I think it might've been overpainted too.

I've got a 5-er; it's a nice bass, if rather large. It cost me an Epiphone EB0 plus a couple of hundred quid.

I like a bit of Roxy Music and even have a box-set of their albums. I do have some negatives though: I could do without some of the over-affected singing - he's got a great voice which stands up on its own. I just plain do not like Virginia Plain (and we used to play it in a band I was in). I'm not a fan of Jealous Guy either, but I guess it made him a load of money! 🙂 I saw Bryan Ferry at Hammersmith Apollo (I think it was called the Apollo) some years ago; I parked at Westfield, so that puts it after 2008. One or two of his old mates were in the band and it might've been Guy Pratt on bass; there were a couple of dancers on a raised platform at the back. It was a rather good show.